It's always worth looking up. Many people's homes have unintentional rooftop growths in the form of buddleia, elder and random grasses, but not in Kensington. Here they have olive trees, cultivated on top of this mansion block in a globular form.
The neighbouring roof-top looks somewhat wilder though still cultivated. One can only assume that people who can afford to have trees on their roof in Kensington can also afford to have had the structure strengthened sufficiently to cope with the added load.
I don't suppose they care that olive trees carry the genetic imperative to grow to a massive breadth and live for two thousand years. (see http://expertslife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-oldest-olive-tree-in-world.html ) These highly pruned specimens will probably blow away or break in winter gales.
And yes, it seemed about time to bring back 'Picture of the Week'. Now I have no excuse to not go out with my camera...
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